ChicagolandRN

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1. How far of a deviation in vital signs is not WNL? ie.

   ChicagolandRN replied to nocturne716's topic in General Students

   I think WNL is more of an ideal range. It obviously depends on a patient's baseline. For example, I had two patients today with BP's of 80/50. One got a STAT bolus of fluid and got transferred to another unit, and I didn't even call the doc for th...

2. Schedule Change for Hydrocodone

   ChicagolandRN replied to Dave ARNP's topic in Pain

   Dave, I know you're very passionate about pain mgmt. What resources would you suggest for me? I'm an onc RN and I plan to eventually go into hospice. I like to be knowledgable enough to offer my 2 cents about what my pts are getting. Thanks!

3. Dreaded drug cards made a little easier

   ChicagolandRN replied to johnnrachel's topic in General Students

   The answer is YES!! :wink2:

4. Strong stomach, weak heart.....

   ChicagolandRN replied to heather1999's topic in General Students

   Welcome to the board, Michelle! :) This is an important thing to keep in mind when giving injections, doing painful dressing changes etc, but sometimes we focus so much on helping that we forget about the importance of empathy, especially when deal...

5. A frog walks into a bank...

   ChicagolandRN replied to kc ccurn's topic in Humor

   The boy who gave me my first "real" kiss used to tell me this joke ALL THE TIME! Wow...thanks for the memories. Wonder where he is now!

6. What does your post name reflect about you?

   ChicagolandRN replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in General Nursing

   Mine says that I live near Chicago Of course, even if I move, I'll always be a Chi-Town gal! "My kind of town...Chicago!"

7. Strong stomach, weak heart.....

   ChicagolandRN replied to heather1999's topic in General Students

   I used to have a hard time with this as well, until one day in my med-surg clinical when I saw a nurse really go to bat for a pt. This pt had been in pain for days, but this nurse had the pain under control within two hours. Obviously, this isn't al...

8. Virtual Surgery Game

   ChicagolandRN replied to gwenith's topic in General Nursing

   Oh man...my ineptitude has ended a patient's life! I'll stick to oncology, thank you very much!!

9. Kaplan

   ChicagolandRN replied to kat983's topic in New Nurse

   I took Kaplan last May. I think they offered a lot of good pointers, plus the review book was very concise and easy to use. I think, more than anything, that taking Kaplan gave me confidence...although I did start crying at the testing center when ...

10. transcultural nursing

    ChicagolandRN replied to amous's topic in General Nursing

    Whatever you do, make sure to include Madeline Leininger in your paper!

11. Question

    ChicagolandRN replied to ChicagolandRN's topic in Virginia

    That makes sense...I appreciate your help! :)

12. How can I get Healing Touch certification?

    ChicagolandRN posted a topic in Holistic

    Hi all! I'm an oncology nurse who's interested in becoming HT certified. Many of our pastoral care members do it and it works MAGIC for cancer pain. Anyway. My hospital does offer classes, but they're about once in a blue moon, so it would take a...

13. orientation

    ChicagolandRN replied to LolaRN's topic in General Nursing

    My orientation was eight weeks long. Three on 1st shift and five on 2nd shift, which is the shift I work now. I started by following my preceptor and "helping" for about three days. Then I took about two pt's and "helped with the rest. By the thi...

14. net website too much to ask for?!!

    ChicagolandRN replied to sillyandiern's topic in General Students

    I ive in Il too and didn't have to take an entrance exam. Is this new?

15. Am I alone in liking being a nurse?

    ChicagolandRN replied to Shotzie's topic in General Nursing

    I love my career, my hospital, MOST of my co-workers, and my patients. Of course, like everyone else, I get frustrated at times. I like to go to this BB at those times. I personally would encourage anyone who understands what nursing is and still ...